Grizzly Giving: Individual Giving

At The Bears of South Florida, we believe in supporting our local LGBTQ+ communities. Your individual donation directly funds annual grants to local nonprofits working in education, social welfare, and the arts.

Whether you give at the Cub level or go full Kodiak, every dollar stays local and every donor gets recognized.

The Match Is Back

Your Donation, Doubled

An anonymous donor is matching every individual and small business donation dollar-for-dollar — up to $50,000 total. Give now and double your impact for South Florida's LGBTQ+ community.

2x
Your Impact
$24k+
In Individual Giving
54
Individual Donors
5
Giving Tiers
$200k
Awarded in Grants
Grizzly Giving Perks

What You Get as a Donor

Every donation receives recognition and perks, because giving back should feel good too.

Personalized Grizzly Program Nametag

A custom nametag with your name and giving tier.

Kodiak & Panda only
VIP Event Tickets

Two complimentary VIP tickets to a BOSFL-sponsored event.

Brown Bear & up
Logo Polo Shirt

Polo shirt with official Bears of South Florida logo.

Brown Bear & up
Website Recognition

Recognition on the BOSFL.org website.

All tiers
Tax Deductible

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, your donation may be tax deductible.

All tiers
Community Impact

Satisfaction of supporting the bear community and local LGBTQ+ non-profits.

All tiers
Our Donors

Meet Our Individual Donors

These generous individuals are the heart of our giving program. We’re honored to recognize each one.

Kodiak Bear

$10,000 and above
0 donors
  • No donors at this level yet

Panda Bear

$5,000
4 donors
  • Dave Shorey & Ken Penta
  • Michael Dager, Harvey Shapiro & Jonathan Diernbach, Stronger Together Fund at The Our Fund Foundation
  • Steven Levy & Dean Lerner
  • Tom Nichols, Dan Chadburn & Jose Perez

Black Bear

$2,500
4 donors
  • Derek Maingot & Keith Huber
  • Joe Pallant
  • Larry Prasse
  • Matt Conti

Brown Bear

$1,000
21 donors
  • Brock Boyd & Doug Spellberg
  • Charles St Clair
  • David Kimble & Gerry Fisher
  • David McPherson & Gabriel Gemayel
  • Dean Meyers and Davis Wortman
  • Dr. Adam DeRosa & John Garcia
  • Ed Diffin & Jeff Savage-Diffin
  • Jeremy Gershwin – In memory of Mac Thompson
  • Marc Martorana & Don DArminio
  • Mark Fox
  • Peter Dillon & Roger Pisacreta
  • Randall Kehler
  • Randy Greene
  • Richard Leitner
  • Richard Meyerson & Antonio Di Lereto
  • Rick Lizana
  • Steven Jungles
  • Thomas Porter
  • Tony Oakley
  • Turk
  • Uriel Elon – In honor of James Lee

Cub Bear

$200
25 donors
  • Allen Boucher
  • Allen Jones
  • Blake Velde
  • Bradley Tyler & Ryan Johnson
  • Brian Bagnall
  • Carlos Jusino
  • Damien & David Siriani
  • DC Allen & Ken Flick
  • Dean Barry
  • Doug Leib and Tony Corrente
  • Ed Witty
  • Fidel Garcia
  • Jerry Vroegh
  • Joel Shapiro & Michael Warta
  • Jon Alger & Allan Rosen
  • Keith Byrd
  • Ken Sternweis
  • Kevin Daft & Mark Kent
  • Lee Chenault & Jamie Gregory
  • Marty Markowitz
  • Randy Villarreal & Doug Preston
  • Richard Hiley & CJ Schlotthauer
  • Robert Guttag
  • Robert Weiss
  • Scott Russell
Ready to Give?

Ways to Donate

Choose whichever method works best for you. Every contribution may be tax-deductible (EIN: 73-1649668).

Bank Wire
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Check
PO Box 24502, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307
Zelle
treasurer@bosfl.org
Or Use Our Online Form

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